A review of recent developments in the impact of environmental measures on urban heat island

P Rajagopal, RS Priya, R Senthil - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2023 - Elsevier
The global boom in urbanization and infrastructure, especially in developing countries, has
resulted in the urban heat island (UHI). This recent review analyzes the current development …

Recent advances in black box and white-box models for urban heat island prediction: Implications of fusing the two methods

I Adilkhanova, J Ngarambe, GY Yun - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
The urban heat island (UHI) phenomenon is a serious concern for urban planners and
policymakers, requiring effective and efficient mitigation policies. To develop such policies …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of urban thermal field variance index and defining the relationship between land cover and surface temperature in Chattogram city: A remote …

MNH Naim, AA Kafy - Environmental Challenges, 2021 - Elsevier
Land Cover (LC) is going through a dramatic change due to rapid urbanization, especially in
urban areas. The impervious land covers (built-up areas) are replacing the natural land …

Impervious surface growth and its inter-relationship with vegetation cover and land surface temperature in peri-urban areas of Delhi

D Dutta, A Rahman, SK Paul, A Kundu - Urban Climate, 2021 - Elsevier
Spatial changes in urban areas are closely associated with the increasing impervious land
and thus, monitoring the spatio-temporal changes in impervious area is crucial for identifying …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating the impact of climate change on urban environment using geospatial technologies in the planning area of Bilaspur, India

B Halder, J Bandyopadhyay - Environmental Challenges, 2021 - Elsevier
Worldwide fertility rate is becoming a most significant context of anthropological condition.
Rapid population pressure is one of the increasing factors for global land crisis and …

Understanding the impact of heatwave on urban heat in greater Sydney: temporal surface energy budget change with land types

J Kong, Y Zhao, D Strebel, K Gao, J Carmeliet… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The impact of heatwaves (HWs) on urban heat island (UHI) is a contentious topic with
contradictory research findings. A comprehensive understanding of the response of urban …

Improving local climate zone classification using incomplete building data and Sentinel 2 images based on convolutional neural networks

C Yoo, Y Lee, D Cho, J Im, D Han - Remote Sensing, 2020 - mdpi.com
Recent studies have enhanced the mapping performance of the local climate zone (LCZ), a
standard framework for evaluating urban form and function for urban heat island research …

Contrasting effects of lake breeze and urbanization on heat stress in Chicago metropolitan area

J Wang, Y Qian, W Pringle, TC Chakraborty, R Hetland… - Urban Climate, 2023 - Elsevier
This study used the latest Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model coupled with
multilayer urban canopy models to investigate contrasting effects from urbanization and lake …

Spatial-temporal characteristics of the urban heat island effect in Xiamen, China

J Wenqian, R Guoyu, J Fengjun, H Jiajun, Z Panfeng - Urban Climate, 2023 - Elsevier
Applying air temperature at 2-m data observed actually from automatic weather stations from
September 2017 to August 2019 and the long-term air temperature data from 1960 to 2019 …

Impacts of land-surface forcing on local meteorology and ozone concentrations in a heavily industrialized coastal urban area

JHW Chang, SM Griffith, NH Lin - Urban Climate, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, the Weather Research and Forecasting/Community Multiscale Air Quality (WRF-
CMAQ) model was used to investigate the interaction of urban land-surface forcing with local …